aardrian, 2 months ago

Consider when reading obvious puff pieces like this one:

“How Level Access Acquiring UserWay Transforms The Web Accessibility Market”
https://web.archive.org/web/20240409112122/https://www.forbes.com/sites/gusalexiou/2024/04/09/how-level-access-acquiring-userway-transforms-the-web-accessibility-market/

Signs this is astroturfing:

• Claims it is ‘AI’ (it never was, & UserWay’s first LLM effort is still a gag),
• effusive positive terms to describe it and #LevelAccess,
• ignores heaps of (real) press critical of UserWay,
• no other sources,
• #UserWay has a history of doing this (see its overlay Community Group).

#accessibility #a11y

aardrian, 1 month ago

I memorialized this in my post tracking #UserWay / #LevelAccess bad behavior:
https://adrianroselli.com/2021/09/userway-will-get-you-sued.html#FakeForbes

Broader reach and easier than finding this thread.

#accessibility #a11y

siblingpastry, 2 months ago

@aardrian Do you get a little glow of pride when you read "very vocal minority" and know that you're one of the people they're thinking of 🙃

aardrian, 2 months ago

@siblingpastry I mean they could name-check me if they want to say just one grump.

patrick_h_lauke, 2 months ago

@aardrian

aardrian, 2 months ago

@patrick_h_lauke If only they had Wayne.